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Hide Glue Pot

Does anyone have a good glue pot they can recommend. I'm planning to try some hide glue work. Regards, Gerry

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I made this 3d printed top for a wax pot a long time ago, I think the links are there. I highly recommend keeping the glue in squeeze bottles, it keeps the glue uncomfortably hot all the way to the i…
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PETG Glue

Just wondering what people are using for gluing PETG? I had the unfortunate realization that some parts I decided to print in PETG from makerworld needed to be glued. The super glues I have didn't work and then everything else close by basically said "not for use on pe". I found people saying PVC primer worked so I grabbed some at the hardware store and left some test parts clamped overnight. Rock solid this morning but it definitely ne…

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I usually try to design with mechanical connections for petg. If it requires something that needs to be glued, I use abs. ABS has more options for gluing and can be vapor smoothed.
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Automatic glue dispenser

https://youtu.be/hwuFgq64mT4?si=NHJmgg12q2EL-D41&t=23 I was checking out this video from Warmoth and that fancy glue shooter caught my eye. After some brief amazon sleuthing I found something similar for surprisingly not as much as I thought it would cost. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098R7ZWP9/?coliid=I2RE7GKODJQXD4&colid=14B0Z9NCO74LW&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1 Looks like the above link is entry level with some fancier units in t…

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